Susanne Breitner-Busch

Susanne Breitner-Busch (neé Breitner) is a senior scientist at the LMU Munich, IBE-Chair of Epidemiology, and Helmholtz Munich, Institute of Epidemiology, in Munich, Germany. She holds a Diploma in Statistics and a PhD in Statistics (2007) from the LMU Munich.

Dr. Breitner-Busch’s research interests are on the intersection of weather/climate change, air pollution, and human health. Her work involves applying multidisciplinary approaches in climate and air pollution sciences, exposure assessment, and environmental epidemiology to investigate the impact of particulate and gaseous air pollution, weather, and climate change on human health. Dr. Breitner-Busch is especially interested in the statistical methodology of air pollution and air temperature analyses including environmental burden of disease, synergistic effects of air pollution and weather, and multi-pollutant approaches.

Contact: susanne.breitner@helmholtz-munich.de